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Book Buzz Discussion (Virtual & In-Person)

Absolution by Alice McDermott
2025-01-15 13:00:00 2025-01-15 14:00:00 America/Chicago Book Buzz Discussion (Virtual & In-Person) Niles-Maine District Library - Board Room

Wednesday, January 15
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-15 13:00:00 2025-01-15 14:00:00 America/Chicago Book Buzz Discussion (Virtual & In-Person) Niles-Maine District Library - Board Room

Absolution-A bossy insider and mother of three, Charlene masterminds a “cabal” of charitable military-industrial wives bent on helping poor and ailing Vietnamese in Saigon, 1963.

 This book is available in various formats and on Libby

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